Acetic acid |
NO.81L |
| CH3CO2H |  |
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Performance
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| Sampling Time | 1.5 minutes per pump stroke | |||
| Detecting Limit | 0.05 ppm (n=2) | |||
| Colour Change | Pink → Pale Yellow | |||
| Reaction Principle | CH3CO2H + Base → Reaction product | |||
| Coefficient of Variation | 10% (for 0.25 to 3 ppm), 5% (for 3 to 10 ppm) | |||
| Shelf Life | 2 Years | |||
| Corrections for temperature & humidity | Temperature correction is necessary | |||
| Store the tubes at in the refrigerator to keep at 10ºC(50ºF) or below. | ||||
Possible coexisting substances and their interferences (NOTE)
| Substance | Concentration | Interference | Change colour by itself to |
| Ammonia | Higher than 2 times |  |
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| Chlorine, sulphur dioxide, Nitrogen dioxide | + | Pale Yellow | |
| Formic Acid, Acetic anhydride | + | Pale Yellow |
Other substance measurable with this detector tube
| Substance | Correction Factor | No. of pump strokes | Measuring Range |
| Acetic anhydride | Factor: 0.6 | 1 | 0.15 to 6 ppm |
| Acrylic acid | Factor: 1.8 | 1 | 0.45 to 18 ppm |
| Butyric acid | Factor:1.3 | 1 | 0.325 to 13 ppm |
| Formic acid | Factor: 2.0 | 1 | 0.5 to 20 ppm |
| Isovaleric acid | Factor: 1.5 | 1 | 0.38 to 15 ppm |
| Methacrylic acid | Factor 1.4 | 1 | 0.35 to 14 ppm |
| Propionic acid | Factor: 1.0 | 1 | 0.25 to 10 ppm |
| Valeric acid | Factor: 1.5 | 1 | 0.38 to 15 ppm |
| Calibration gas generation | Diffusion tube method |
| TLV-TWA | TLV-STEL | Explosive range |
| - | 15 ppm | - |
